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Officially, the prime minister is appointed by the governor general of Canada, but by constitutional convention, the prime minister must have the confidence of the elected House of Commons. Normally, this is the leader of the party caucus with the greatest number of seats in the house.
The prime minister was formed by the leader of the party that won the election. The first federal election was won by the Northern People's Congress led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. The president was elected by Parliament for a five-year term. In the event of a vacancy the president of the Senate would have served as acting president.
The list includes the names of recently elected or appointed heads of state and government who will take office on an appointed date, as presidents-elect and prime ministers-designate, and those leading a government in exile if internationally recognised.
Flag Date Use Description 1961 - Today: Flag of the Niger Armed Forces (Obverse) A horizontal triband of orange, white and green; charged with an orange circle in the centre, 4 suns with wheat, a golden border, the name of the country and the motto: “Fraternite, Progres, Travail”. [5] 1961 - Today: Flag of the Niger Armed Forces (Reverse)
Twenty-three people have served as Prime Minister of Canada since the office came into existence in 1867. Nineteen of Canada's prime ministers have been born in Canada. Four of Canada's prime ministers have been born outside Canada: John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, Mackenzie Bowell, and John Turner.
The prime minister of Canada (French: premier ministre du Canada) [note 1] is the head of government of Canada.Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority of the elected House of Commons; as such, the prime minister typically sits as a member of Parliament (MP) and leads the largest party or a coalition of parties.
Prime Minister of Canada: Constitutional monarchy 4 November 2015 9 years, 35 days Kassim Majaliwa: Prime Minister of Tanzania: Presidential republic 20 November 2015 9 years, 19 days Andrew Holness: Prime Minister of Jamaica: Constitutional monarchy 3 March 2016 8 years, 281 days Ulisses Correia e Silva: Prime Minister of Cape Verde
On June 23, 1971, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announced that Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's wife of four months, Margaret Trudeau (née Sinclair), [2] was pregnant and due in December. [3] [4] Justin Trudeau was born on December 25, 1971, at 9:27 pm EST at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. [5]